If you like to place a bet on a sure winner for the future, try dropping a good stack on either Mike Mo Capaldi or Torey Pudwill.
These two amateurs are steadily working their way through the ranks and Crossfire has them set to blow-up bigtime in 2007. I guess we aren’t the only ones though because Matix Clothing just signed the talent too.
After shifting units in the millions, it’s safe to say Tony Hawk’s video games are a success. But to stay at the top of the game, you need to innovate and that’s where a little help from your hands can go a long way.
Skateboarding’s ambassador called in a star-studed cast of skaters to take part in Project 8, Tony’s latest game, to shoot footage with hi-tech motion captor cameras and the result is so real you can almost smell the sweat and feel the pain of each slam.
Here is Paul Rodriguez‘ take on the game.
News just in from the Element Europe camp: Michael Mackrodt and Bas Janssen are both representing Element shoes from now on. Michael digs the Slate whilst Bas is feeling the Etna.
Also, Michael has just received a Pro model skateboard on the US team, as opposed to the Euro outfit he is previously known for repping.
*Disclaimer* Some dude with the exact same name as everyone’s favourite vegan and teenage smoker fetishist, Ed Templeton , has gone and fooled us into thinking he was the real deal by creating a blog.
Cheers for making us look like fools, but you blog is pretty rad anyway. Enjoy the fame while it lasts…
Wondering what the Murder flip looks like? Or perhaps it’s the Dumptruck that got you in a muddle..?
Well, all can answered in this brand new and shockingly good (and let’s not forget extensive!) trick demonstration. Wow!
(screw the link, check those pins! Z-Ed)
Check it – www.dxinteractive.com/skatetricks
Phraeza is busy getting the finishing touches to his new DVD The learning curve. The video will feature the talents of southerners, Chris Peacock, Mike Sutcliffe, Chris Ault, James Edson, Paul Rimmer, Leo Rhodes, Fred Albrow, Finn Andrés, Carl Magalit and many many more. In the meantime, subscribe here, and watch the latest podcast teaser.
In an unfortunate bit of news, the Lurking Hole is now out of business… The Hole was a good haunt for many a live gig, art show or general social inhibition for Nottingham, and will be greatly missed.
The messengers of this sad new, Beastmangoat, would like to put a silver lining to the grey clouds by announcing a new section to their site which promotes Zines.
If you are a fan or the (wo)man behind one of the medias most independent resources, then contact Beastmangoat and become part of the Zine Directory!
With a name like Globe, this shoe company had better have its fingers in all the pies- country-wise. So, we are glad to announce that Italian Marco Lambertucci has managed to clock some footage for the forthcoming Skate Mafia DVD.
Swiss technician Severin Von Ow has a wicked part in the Fall 06 issue of Puzzle as well as an interview for the Danish site Tacky World.
In a world destined for doom and gloom unless someone picks up the tab for Mother Nature, it’s time to get physical and help one another for a change. Two skaters that want to help raise awareness, and also as much money as possible for the good cause, are Sam Benson and Jay Duggard.
In July, they will embark on a 3000km longboard trek that will take them from Barnstaple in North Devon to Santander in Spain, passing by Marseille, Paris, Barcelona and other continental cities. The trek will raise money for the Lowe Syndrome Trust, Link Community Development and Sailability Australia.
Sam and Jay have started a blog which they update regularly, but will also get updated daily during their travels. Show your support and check out their site: www.bwboardfree.co.uk
What do you get when you mix two of Skateboarding’s premier companies together with talent and tough materials?